<p>Hey guys, I would really appreciate it if you would take a couple of minutes to tell me if you think I would be a potential acceptee into either of those schools. I tried to break it down really well:</p>
<p>Me
Location: Manhattan, NY
School Type: Public (but you have to take a test to get in. Only accepts the highest scorers. Ranked 15th best in the nation)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: I dont know, they dont tell me
Personality: Gregarious, competitive, inquisitive
Field of Study: Probably geology, geophysics, astrophysics, or pure physics. Or computer science. (So Im not that sure
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<p>Scores, Grades, etc:
SAT I: 2330 (V: 800, M: 760, W: 770). Taken once.
SAT II: Math 2(800); Physics (800); World History (780)
Unweighted GPA (out of 100): 96.1 (translates to 4.0)
Rank: Dont know. Probably the top tenth though
AP Scores:
o European History (5)
o Computer Science AB (5)
o Spanish Language (5)
o English Language (5)
o US History (5)
IB: None taken
Senior Year Course Load:
o AP Calculus BC
o AP English Literature/Composition
o AP Macroeconomics
o AP Physics C
o AP Spanish Literature
o AP US Government
o AP Comparative Government
o Two post-AP computer science courses in Systems Level Programming and Graphics
Awards:
o Three international awards in piano performance (one first prize, two honorable mentions)
o National Merit Semifinalist? (Scored 236/240 on PSAT in NY)
o qualification for AIME
o won pi recitation contest (memorized 430 digits)</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars :
o Musical: 13 years of study on the piano; 2 years as Executive Producer (and 1 year as Chorus Director) of SING, a student-created theatrical production; 4 years of school chorus participation;
o Athletic: 4 years of varsity cross country, indoor track, and outdoor track
o Technology: school Information Technology assistant; Computer Science team
o Service-oriented: Big Sibs (mentoring program for freshmen); member of ARISTA (national honor society);
o Other: 4 years of student government participation; 4 years of student newspaper writing
Job/Work Experience: Paid summer internship at Morgan Stanley doing adult-level work in Information Technology
Volunteer/Community service: some community work with ARISTA. I also tutor kids in Math, Physics, and Computer Science through ARISTA and Big Sibs program
Summer Activities:
o 2008: Morgan Stanley job, Counselor-in-Training at lifelong camp
o 2007: People to People Leadership Conference, session at lifelong camp, cross country trip with father
Essays: Will be good. I already have a bunch of rough drafts
Teacher Recommendation: Two good ones
Counselor Rec: Good, he likes me
Additional Rec: From piano teacher or computer science teacher, both of them like me
Interview: I have good people skills</p>